First of all don't get fooled by the name, it doesn't have any view of the ocean. The view is all with the hotels on the other side of the road from this one. We stayed in room number 3, ground floor. It was alright. Nothing amazing. They should really do something about the towels, cleaner towels would be a... More

The most important thing for us as it turned out was that the staff were VERY helpful when we had a problem with our airport bookings. And they didn't hassles us to buy tours etc.. The room was great and the location good. This was a good choice for us at a busy time when we needed to be sure... More

We've made a reservation but the guest house was fully occupied at the time we arrived. We were requested to stay in another guest house nearby. Very disappointing there was no WIFI. The room was extremely hot (the fan is several meters away from the bed!) until 3 am. No hot water but that's okay given the hot temperatures in... More

First of all, hotel doesn't have any ocean view. Don't think about swimming in the ocean when you stay at this hotel - only local people do so. The beach is very dirty and unpleasant. Room furniture is very old. Overall condition of the guest house is poor. I am sure you can find a better deal (we've paid $35... More

When we went to Sri Lanka we had booked a room in Ocean view for 5 days, that was the only plan we had made. And the only plan we had to make. After a quick talk with Mark Thamel, the owner of the hostel/travel agency we decided to book a 7day 8 nights tour of Sri Lanka with them.... More

We stayed here for two nights during our last stop in Sri Lanka. We had two rooms, a double and a triple room; both were clean and comfortable. The rooms were big, with AC and TV, and we were glad that at last, we had a triple room that was a triple room and not three beds crammed into a... More

so easy to get overwhelmed by the choice of places in negombo..you can spend 10 USD a night or 800 USD a night...i go for the lower end as negombo is a start or end for my trips to sri lanka and Ocean View is just right..the airport is close and they do a cheap pickup..the rooms are clean and... More

We stayed here for two nights after 3 weeks in Sri Lanka. Mark the owner was extremely helpful and found us a room when the accommodation we had booked let us down. The room was spotlessly clean and the bed had the only sprung mattress we had seen during our trip. We also took a ten day tour with Ocean... More

I think your own personal context will effect how you perceive a property. I have just completed 15 nights at Ocean View. I was here by myself and was catching up with friends in Sri Lanka, not so focussed on a holiday. I found my room No7 had a very comfortable bed, new pillows and a new air conditioner with... More